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17 projects

Be Resilient

Active Botswana, Cuba, South Africa

The Be Resilient Citizen Science Programme aims at supporting UNESCO Biosphere Reserves to setup and manage active Citizen Science monitoring...

  • Water

Dji Mansa, "Water Masters in Bambara"

Active Mali, Niger

Dji Mansa (“Water Masters”) is a citizen science initiative implemented in Mali and Niger that aims to strengthen water governance through the co-production...

  • Water

FLOW

Active Germany

FLOW is a citizen science project for the ecological monitoring of small streams. The project’s aim is to analyse and evaluate the ecological status of...

  • Water

Action for Quality Aquatic Environments (AQuA)

Active United Kingdom

Currently no rivers in Yorkshire achieve a ‘good’ or ‘high’ status under the water framework directive classifications. Funding cuts to regulatory bodies...

  • Water

KdUINO

Active Brazil, Spain, Colombia

KdUINO is a low-cost, open-source, Do-It-Yourself (DIY) citizen science project designed to monitor water transparency in aquatic ecosystems. The project...

  • Marine
  • Water

IslandWatch

Active Seychelles, Dominican Republic, Cuba…

UNESCO's IslandWatch programme, launched on 28 May 2024 at the SIDS4 conference, builds upon the legacy of the Sandwatch initiative by expanding the scope...

  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Water

Spring Voluntary Monitoring

Active Estonia, Latvia

Springs are natural groundwater outflows reflecting watershed conditions regarding pollution and groundwater resources. Since 2004, springs have been part...

  • Water

Freshwater Watch Parma

Active Italy

This Citizen Science project, funded under the 2024 "Sustainable Communities" call by Fondazione Cariparma, aims to engage citizens, institutions,...

  • Education
  • Biodiversity
  • Water

HydroCrowd

Active Tanzania, Honduras, Ecuador

Climate change has a worldwide impact on water availability and the occurrence of extreme weather events like floods and droughts. Reliable weather and...

  • Climate
  • Water

LIFE WADER

Active United Kingdom

LIFE WADER is a five-year project aimed at improving the condition of the river, intertidal and marine habitats of the Northumberland coast and Tweed...

  • Marine
  • Water

PreserVamos

Active Argentina

PreserVamos is an Argentine citizen-science initiative focused on monitoring freshwater ecosystems such as rivers, streams, and lakes. It enables residents,...

  • Education
  • Biodiversity
  • Water

iSPEX 2

Active United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom

iSPEX 2 provides foreoptics to the standard camera of any smartphone with Android or iOS operating systems. Light is captured through a narrow slit and...

  • Social sciences
  • Education
  • Climate
  • Water

CrowdWater

Active Argentina, Philippines, Australia…

The CrowdWater project is investigating how the public can be involved in the collection of hydrological data, as well as what value the collected data can...

  • Biodiversity
  • Climate
  • Water

Plastic Pirates - Go Europe!

Active Portugal, Austria, Hungary…

Plastic Pirates – Go Europe! is a citizen science initiative that engages school classes and youth groups (10 - 18 yo's) in surveying litter (macro and...

  • Marine
  • Education
  • Climate
  • Ocean